Mohonk Preserve
North Lookout via Cedar Drive
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 3 hr 52 min
North Lookout via Cedar Drive is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. The route reaches North Lookout at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,185 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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North Lookout via Cedar Drive
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 465–1,127 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82377, -74.09780
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Lane, heading W.
- 250 ftReach North Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint 3.2 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Flooded Mine & Lime Kiln Trail (Green) via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 502 ft
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